End-gate fastening.



No. 834,461. PATENTED OCT. 30', 1906.

A. A. PAIR. END GATE FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29., 1906.

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ANDREW A. FAIR, OF PIERSbN, IOWA.

END-GATE FASTENING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ANDREW A. FAIR, a citizen of the United States,residin at Pierson, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in End-Gate Fastenin s andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in end-gate fastenings for wagons;and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement ofdevices hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is to rovide an im roved end-gate fastenerwhic is extreme y cheap and simple in construction, which is effectiveto securely lock the endgate in place, and which ma be readil erated torelease and permit the remova o the end-gate.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a portionof the end-gate and body of a w on provided with my improved fasteningevices; and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, showing the parts inposition for securing the end-gate and showm the fastening in releasingposition in dotte lines.

On the end-gate is secured a base-plate 1, which is formed with ,anoffset to receive the cleat a of the gate and isformed with a shoulder2. From the o posite ortion of the base-plate rejects a liig 3. lever 4has its inner end ifurcated as at 5, to receive the lug 3 and is pivotedthereto by a pivot 6. The arm 7 of the said lever is formed on its innerside with a shoulder 8, adapted to bear on the outer ortion of thebase-plate and to also engage the shoulder 2 thereof; To one side. I) ofthe wagon-bed is secured a bolt 9, provided with a hook 10 at its innerend. A U-sha d 'link 11 has its arms pivotally connected one end to thelever 4 by a suitable pivot 12, the arms of the said U-sha ed link ingastride of the said lever and t e pivot 12 being located at a pointbetween the pivot v Specification of Letters'Patent.

Application fil d larch 29,1906. Serial No. 308,726.

Patented Oct. 30,1906.

6 and the shoulder 8 of the lever. The said link 11 may be engaged withthe hook 10 of the bolt 9, and when the lever is swung to the closedposition shown in Fi 1 and in full lines in Fig. 2, with its shou der 8in engagement with the shoulder 2 of the base-plate,

the link 11-will lie between said pivot 6 and shoulder 8, and hence willfasten the endgate in place and will remain in such position owing tothe leverage exerted thereon by the tension of the link. In order torelease the end-gate, it is only necessary to turn the lever 4outwardly, as shown 1n dotted lines in Fig. 2, when the link will bereleased from the hook-bolt.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanyindrawings, the construction, operatlon, an advantages of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined by theappended 0 mm.

Having thus described myinvention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

An end-gate fastener having a base-plate provided with a recess or stepon its inner side to clear a ate-cleat and further rovided on its outersi c with a In 3 and wit ashoulder 2 in combinationwit a lever pivotedto said lug and having a shoulder 8 to en age the shoulder 2 of thebaselate, and a lin to an egg a device on one side of a wagon, said lming pivotally connected to the lever at a point between the ivot of saidlever and the shoulder 8 thereo In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW A. FAIR.

